The National tribune., 1887-06-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.


ABROAD.
Mot 10 assassinate the Sultan Of Turkey
was discovered last Thursday. Extraordinary
efforts have been made TO conceal the discovery
from the public The effect of the plot on the
Gultan is visible IN the terror he exhibits. he
made has usual weekly visit TO the Mosque
hurrieay instead of with the customary slow
and pompous parade-Mgr. Galimberti, Papal
Nunci0 saws that reconciliation between the
Vatican and the Italian Government is only
matter OF time King Humbert, the Queen,
Prime Minister Dapretis and many leading
italian statesmen are in favor Of it-Hcrr
Krupp has finished a a0-centimeter gun, the
biggest ever made at Essen. AT trial OF the
weapon ID shot .uto pieces arnor 81 centimeters
thick at n distance OF 5000 feet-Forty bod
ies have been recovered from the Udston coal
nit al Blautvro, Scotland. Many of the corpses
were unrecognizable, lamps having been blown
of and the bodies being horribly charrod.
A cyclone which visited Calcutta, India, was
very destructive. steamer, with $50 persons
aboard was caught by the cyclone and is miss
ing. Ii is feared she is lost with all on board.
The district of Orissa was completely devastated
bv the cyclone-An appalling calamity oc-
Cured in Paris. The Opera Comique took fire
during a performance and was entirely de-
streved The theater was crowded, and at the
first alarm rush was made for the exits. The
fire snread with great rapidty, and many per-
sons spmng from the windows to the ground TO
avoid being caught by the hames only 10 meet
death hy contact with the pavement Fourteen
of the persons who threw themselves from the
windows were instantly killed. and 43 were
picked up more or less injured More than 100
bodies have been taken out Of the ruins, in
cluding l5 Of the actors.
INDUSTRIAL
The present week is likely TO be the critical
period Of the big lock -out and strike in Chi
Lrl 1 una ~ lp n
lieyed that 900 frst-class mechanics have left
tie city and found work elsewhere. 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 has been lost in wages by
the men ont of work. In addition to this there
must be counted as the financial effect OF the
strike, very large sum, representing capital
withdrawn from building enterprises in Chi
eago for this season, and in some instances per
manendy. The struggle has settled down into
fght between thC master masons, represent
ing the employers on one hand, and the Brick
layers Union, representing the bod carriers
and most OF the building trades, on the other.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Last Friday night an accident occurred at
the great Horseshoe Bend on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, by which the fast express was wreck
ed Six passengers were killed and a large
number injured.-A great fre last week de-
sroyed the stables of the Belt Line Street
Railroad Co in New York city. Thirteen hun
Ored horses were burned or suiocated 10 death,
and I75 cars were destroyed. The total loss
was 81. .3i5 0O0.--A tragedy occurred at Loup
City, Neb., in which o. B. Willard, editor Of
the Sherman County Times was shot and in
s.antly killed by B. L. Richardson, editor of
the Northwestern a rival paper. For several
weeks these editors had been vigorously scor-
ing each other IN their respective sheets. The
murder was The result Of poem published by
Richardson rejecting upoh the character OF
Wizards wife. Willard heard in advance that
IL. L., a1,.a o1
Richardson that he would kill him. When they
met on the street Richardson suddenly drew his
revolver and fired wOsh0ts into Willard heart
Five men were killed at Natehez, Miss. by
the explosion of fthe boiler rofa'cottOn factory
Samuel Loring, OF Plymouth Mass, aged about
65 years, committed suicide at Fort Monroe
He waded into the water and cut his throat
Mir. Loring was proprietor Of one Of the mos
extensive nail and tack factories in Massachu
seits, and was quite weathy.-During
thunder storm at Bangor. Pa, Samuel Shuch
while on a house-roof repairing chimney, wai
struck by lightning and instantly killed. -
Special Pension Examiner Charles Hill ARRESTED
T. "A. Rayburn, a notorious pension swindler
at Lime Ridge, Columbia Co.. Pa.-It was re
ported that Diaz Cutler, a farmer of Gran
Station. Ind. had committed suicide by throw
ing himself under a Bee Line train. Th'
Coroner after a searching investigation, de
cidcd that Mr.. Cutler had been murdered ant
DIS t'TA hliefNtfA Illtttu on the lfhCk. M
body was picked M Immediately after beinl
run over, but was already cold.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The President, accompanied by his wife ant
Col aud Mrs Lamont is fishing in the Adiron
dacks.-AtCl Cleveland, O., Sunday evening th
Grant memorial meeting in Music Hall was al
tended By 900 people. Grand Army Posts at
tended the variouschuTcheai in bodies, and hear
sermons with special reference TO Decoration
HNaHa a.
the first time IN the history OF the Grand Arm,
ol the Republic a body of its members attendc
service at a Roman Catholic Church. Brnsdel
Post POO strong Of wh0m but eight are Catho
lies, together with the Howard Z0uaves. wer
present al the celebration Of high mass at 81
Bridget's Church. il has been the custom &
Burnside Post 10 attend divine service the Suu
day before Decoration Day at churches with
out regard to denomination; but this is the frs
timc they W0rshipped as a body IN any churc
outside the pale OF Professionalism. At Louis
vilCs KY, the graves Of the Confederate dea
Ia t4,e Aill Cemetery were decorated Saturda
by Tie children OF eX Confederate soldiers ,
that city and vicinity in the presence Of an IN
mensc crowd, Including number Of eX-FeC
eTal soldiers. The Grafton was delivered b
Col II. Polk Johnson managing editor Of t
C0urier-JOHraal Steps are 10 be taken al on,
by the ladies Of Louisville to form a Confedcrat
Monument Association, the object Of which is n
GItcilnN ul "a monument IN blliS city IA memOI
OF all the Confederate dead IN KentucBy-
A Marquette correspondent, in a dispatch abol
the forest fires which have devastated The nortl
ern peninsula Of Michigan during the past for
night says that careful estimate puts d
total loss at $,000000, including $1,000, On
caused by the destruction Of the town of Lal
Linden. Only eight lives are positively know
70 have been lost. Great desttuton prevai
throughout the burned district - Racii
Wis election officers will institute legal pr
cecdings against the Rev. Olympia Brown Wi
bis on the charge OF attempting TO stuff Il
ball0t5oX. Mrs Willis is the leader of Il
Woman SugTagists of cOnsin.-The Pre-,
dent has authorized the all0tments of lands
scVGralty 10 the PottaWatOmies and the A
sentee Shawnee Indians living on the resery
tion upon which they live IN Indian Territor
There are at present about 60 vacancies
the Military Academy, 10 be filled from die
ent Congressional Districts. Such as are o
filed by the Congressman in tine must
filled by the Secretary Of War. There W
probably be 20 filed By the Secretary this yet
The bodies Of 600 Chinese at San Francis
will be disiuterred this week and shipped
China Tor final intermcnt.